{
    "term": "sibling",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a brother or sister",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "squabbles between siblings"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**sibling rivalry** *(= competition between brothers and sisters)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The younger children were badly treated by older siblings."
                },
                {
                    "text": "poor relationships between siblings"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Family and relationships"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["elder", "eldest", "older"],
                "sibling + noun": ["rivalry", "relationship"],
                "preposition": ["among siblings", "between siblings"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsɪblɪŋ/",
                "audio": "si/sibling/sibling__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsɪblɪŋ/",
                "audio": "si/sibling/sibling__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English, in the sense ‘relative’ (from sib ‘kindred’ + -ling). The current sense dates from the early 20th cent."
}